Awesome Foundation Los Angeles Chapter
/OVERVIEW: The Awesome Foundation’s Los Angeles chapter supports the arts, technology, community development, human services, youth and recreation in Los Angeles, California.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, technology, community development, human services, youth, recreation
IP TAKE: Children living below the poverty level are a consistent priority for Awesome Foundation Los Angeles, with numerous grants going towards helping youth have better opportunities.
PROFILE: The Awesome Foundation has a chapter based in Los Angeles, California. This is one of many chapters of the Awesome Foundation, which is a “global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time.” This chapter believes that no ideas are too strange, sincere, stupid or ridiculous. It is made up of a group of trustees who review applications regularly. It funds local efforts for the arts, technology, community development, human services, youth and recreation.
The Awesome Foundation’s Los Angeles chapter awards micro grants to organizations in this local area. It welcomes groups and individuals to reapply for grants if the trustees did not pick the project in a previous month. Past interests of this Awesome Foundation chapter include low-income children, legal justice, nutrition and outdoor recreation. Other interests are getting youth involved with art, publications for incarcerated parents, science education and homeless children.
Grants are $1,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by following the Awesome Foundation’s Los Angeles pages on Facebook and Twitter. Grantmaking focuses on the city of Los Angeles, California. Past local grantees include Strive Kitchen, Code Red and Rainbow Pack.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and individuals. Grantseekers should apply for funding electronically on the foundation website for this specific city. The chapter reviews applications at least every other month. Direct general questions to the staff at la@awesomefoundation.org.
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